Dear Abby,

I think my wife is cheating on me. I am a working musician and, as you would expect, travel a lot. I have been noticing strange things happening when I get home. Her cell phone rings and she steps outside to answer it or she says, "I'll call you back later." When I ask her who called she gets evasive.

Sometimes she goes out with friends but comes home late, getting dropped off around the corner and walking the rest of the way. I once picked up the extension while she was on the phone and she got very angry.

A buddy of mine plays guitar in a band. He told me that my wife has been to his gigs with some guy. He asked if he could borrow my guitar amp for his gig the following Saturday, and that's when I got the idea to find out for myself what was really happening. I said, "Sure, you can use my amp, but I want to hide behind it and see if she comes into the club and who she’s with." He agreed. Saturday night came and I slipped behind my Marshall JCM800 half stack to get a good view. I could feel the heat coming off the back of the amp. It was at that moment, crouching down behind the amp, that I noticed that one of the output tubes was not glowing as bright as the other three. Is this something I can fix myself or do need to take it to a technician?

Thanks,

Very Concerned